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On weekend when southern B.C. burned, violators of fire bans were caught in the act
Conservation officers said hot weather and strong winds helped turn illegal fires into infernos as 2,600 people were forced from homes.
- On Thursday, the B.C. Conservation Officer Service issued 18 tickets for illegal fires in Clinton, 70 Mile House, Okanagan Lake, and Boston Bar areas threatened by major blazes.
- Out-of-Control fires, including the Quilpituk Creek blaze, have forced more than 2,600 people from their homes near Okanagan Lake, where at least 230 homes were destroyed last weekend.
- Premier David Eby welcomed 200 Mexican firefighters in Abbotsford on Thursday, reinforcing the 1,400 personnel battling blazes, with additional crews arriving from Australia and New Zealand.
- On the Okanagan Indian Band reserve, evacuee Reilly Hogarth recounted fighting the Bradley Creek fire as flames came within six metres of his home, forcing difficult choices.
- Total fire bans remain in place across the Kamloops, Cariboo, and Southeast fire centres, with the Wildfire Service urging residents to respect restrictions amid growing threats.
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On a weekend when southern BC burned, violators of fire bans were caught in the act
On a weekend when thousands of people were forced to flee a ferocious wildfire that destroyed hundreds of homes along Okanagan Lake, others were lighting illegal fires nearby, and in other parts of British Columbia's Interior ravaged by blazes.
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On weekend when southern B.C. burned, violators of fire bans were caught in the act
On a weekend when thousands of people were forced to flee a ferocious wildfire that destroyed hundreds of homes along Okanagan Lake, others were lighting illegal fires nearby, and in other parts of British Columbia's Interior ravaged by blazes. The B.C...
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